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Sycamore Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

78^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,036 Ohio Middle Schools

Better than 92% of Ohio middle schools

Summary

Sycamore Junior High School is a public middle school located in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 859 students. The school is part of the Sycamore Community City District, which is ranked 41 out of 828 school districts in Ohio and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sycamore Junior High School has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Ohio, with a statewide ranking between 30-94 over the past 10 years, and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time period. The school has a strong academic performance, with high proficiency rates on state assessments across various subjects and grade levels. Sycamore Junior High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages on Ohio state assessments, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher than the state average, particularly in science, mathematics, and English language arts. The school also excels in advanced math courses, with 100% proficiency on the Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course exams.

Sycamore Junior High School's performance is noteworthy when compared to nearby schools. The school outperforms most of the middle schools in the region, including those in the Norwood City, Cincinnati Public, and Princeton City districts, which have lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The only nearby schools that come close to Sycamore's performance are those in the Mariemont City, Madeira City, and Indian Hill Exempted Village districts, which are also highly ranked and have strong academic outcomes.

921

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,588

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5757 Cooper Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45242-7015

(513) 686-1760

District: Sycamore Community City

Students who attend Sycamore Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Sycamore High School

Feeder schools for Sycamore Junior High School:

Elementary:	Blue Ash Elementary
	Maple Dale Elementary School
	Montgomery Elementary School
	Symmes Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Asian:

16.6%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (87% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Ohio middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg83%

Ohio avg54%

78^th of 1,036

Ohio public middle schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 828Sycamore Community City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	78 of 1036	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	38 of 1046	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	59 of 1048	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	38 of 1017	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	30 of 1037	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	40 of 1050	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	72 of 1010	92.9%	★★★★★
2017	85.9	94 of 1038	90.9%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	122 of 1050	88.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.8	149 of 1035	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	83.6	56 of 1008	94.4%	★★★★★
2013	84.1	56 of 1001	94.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.5	31 of 989	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	27 of 925	97.1%	★★★★★
2010	87.0	25 of 895	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	85.4	51 of 858	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	23 of 835	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	17 of 837	98.0%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	21 of 732	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	18 of 692	97.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	85 of 442	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	23 of 429	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	22 of 436	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	17 of 413	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	18 of 385	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	9 of 405	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	60 of 384	84.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	6 of 67	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	14 of 67	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	5 of 69	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	1 of 66	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	71.7	25 of 73	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	79.8	47 of 565	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	45 of 576	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.0	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	124 of 643	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	2 of 142	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	2 of 123	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	2 of 113	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	2 of 110	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	13 of 134	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	1 of 127	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	7 of 107	93.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	68 of 938	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	13 of 942	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	32 of 943	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	25 of 925	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	12 of 910	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	37 of 917	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.1	95 of 897	89.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	65.1	163 of 521	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	13 of 262	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	10 of 239	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	7 of 249	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	7 of 228	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	2 of 222	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	7 of 192	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	244 of 983	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	130 of 989	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	131 of 974	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	49 of 947	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	57 of 923	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	36 of 945	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	71.5	221 of 924	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	67 of 954	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	57 of 958	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.7	60 of 963	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	42 of 946	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	30 of 924	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	29 of 933	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	61 of 916	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	26 of 263	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	78.3	43 of 254	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	73 of 245	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	20 of 239	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	6 of 219	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.9	13 of 206	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	17 of 205	91.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	120 of 572	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	54 of 563	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	56 of 590	90.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	40 of 777	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	17 of 795	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	28 of 805	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	13 of 809	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	10 of 781	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	16 of 796	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	53 of 781	93.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)69th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Geometry100%+57 vs state

Algebra I100%+40 vs state

Science88%+25 vs state

English Language Arts84%+26 vs state

Mathematics75%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)						Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Sycamore Junior High School	Public	7-8	5757 Cooper Rd	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 686-1760	921	46	20.1	16.8%	588 (63.8%)	62 (6.7%)	57 (6.2%)	153 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (6.5%)	87.9	78^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.5%		91.6	38^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.4%	40		87.9					66.8	84.0					89.7	79.0	100.0	99.5	$14,588
Edwin H Greene Intermediate Middle School	Public	5-7	5200 Aldine Dr	Cincinnati	45242	Hamilton County	Sycamore Community City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 686-1750	996	56	17.8	18.7%	610 (61.2%)	78 (7.8%)	68 (6.8%)	168 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.0%)								(n/a)	87.7				57.6	76.1	100.0	100.0			90.1	80.3					$13,555
Madeira Middle School	Public	6-8	6612 Miami Ave	Madeira	45243	Hamilton County	Madeira City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 561-5555	395	23	17.1	9.9%	324 (82.0%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	94.6	9^th of 1036 public middle schools	99.1%		91.4	40^th of 1046 public middle schools	96.2%	31		93.3				87.4	93.3	87.4				86.1	96.0	90.8		100.0	$15,364
Indian Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	6845 Drake Rd	Cincinnati	45243	Hamilton County	Indian Hill Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 272-4642	537	43	12.4		393 (73.2%)	17 (3.2%)	26 (4.8%)	61 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.1%)	88	75^th of 1036 public middle schools	92.8%		88.9	73^rd of 1046 public middle schools	93.0%	2		93.7				80.1	73.8	60.3				83.1	87.1	87.9	93.5	100.0	$20,096
Shroder Middle School	Public	6-8	6100 Desmond St	Cincinnati	45227	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 363-7000	148	10	14.2		6 (4.1%)	126 (85.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.8%)								(n/a)																	$17,222
Loveland Middle School	Public	7-8	801 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 683-3100	624	33	19.1	22.3%	542 (86.9%)	18 (2.9%)	24 (3.8%)	13 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.8%)	85.3	109^th of 1036 public middle schools	89.5%		88.9	72^nd of 1046 public middle schools	93.1%	37		83.2					83.6	60.1					89.1	76.8		100.0	$13,705
Loveland Intermediate School	Public	4-6	757 S Lebanon Rd	Loveland	45140	Hamilton County	Loveland City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 774-7000	643	32	20.4	21.9%	539 (83.8%)	18 (2.8%)	31 (4.8%)	21 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)								(n/a)	82.1				79.6	74.0					86.6	79.4					$12,492
Princeton Community Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Viking Way	Cincinnati	45246	Hamilton County	Princeton City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 864-2000	1,332	75	17.7	66.4%	185 (13.9%)	531 (39.9%)	494 (37.1%)	25 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.0%)	82 (6.2%)	47.5	586^th of 1036 public middle schools	43.4%		41.6	649^th of 1046 public middle schools	38.0%	63		54.8				44.8	48.2	46.8				50.8	56.3	41.8		100.0	$13,108
Wyoming Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Wyoming Ave	Wyoming	45215	Hamilton County	Wyoming City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 206-7170	626	42	14.8	11.2%	473 (75.6%)	82 (13.1%)	17 (2.7%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.9%)	88.6	65^th of 1036 public middle schools	93.7%		91.1	48^th of 1046 public middle schools	95.4%	17	86.9	88.1			79.1	90.6	87.0	50.0			92.3	85.3	96.2	90.9	100.0	98.8	$14,811
Hartwell School	Public	2-8	8320 Vine St	Cincinnati	45216	Hamilton County	Cincinnati Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 363-2300	441	24	18.1		44 (10.0%)	168 (38.1%)	200 (45.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	18.6	821^st of 1036 public middle schools	20.8%		14.2	872^nd of 1046 public middle schools	16.6%	51	36.5	22.0	46.8	52.9	65.4	28.8	16.4	24.4	28.6	51.0	34.6	40.9	30.9	26.8			$14,839

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Sycamore Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Sycamore Junior High School usually go on to attend Sycamore High School

Is Sycamore Junior High School a good school?

Yes. Sycamore Junior High School ranks in the top 7.5% of Ohio middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore Junior High School?

Students at Sycamore Junior High School are 64% White, 17% Asian, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

How many students attend Sycamore Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 921 students attended Sycamore Junior High School.

What district is Sycamore Junior High School in?

Sycamore Community City

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